2017 Mingre
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I had two very different vintages of their top of the range to taste side by side, including the riper, headier, more open and developed 2017 Mingre. I tasted it next to the 2018, which was a cooler year, and despite the fact that both wines have approximately the same alcohol, this 2017 definitely feels riper. The blend is also the same—40% Carménère, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah and 10% Carignan—and the élevage similar—18 to 24 months in French oak—so the effect of the vintage was pretty obvious.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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Smokiness on the nose, then rich, succulent black fruit with much softer structure than their other premium reds. With the heavy bottle and the expressive oak, this is clearly a luxury wine, but it needs to develop more complexity beyond the powerful primary fruit. (RH)